GRE Word List
FERRET
a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
The meaning of the word ferret is a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| groom | bridegroom |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |